Senior Field Service Engineer

Central Scotland

Permanent, Full-time, Door to Door

£44,000-48,000 depending on experience

Company Background

Forsa Energy ("Forsa") was established in 2011 to develop, construct, own, and operate energy assets across Europe. Until September 2017, Forsa Energy was known as Velocita Energy Developments and 2020 Renewables. Under these names, we built a successful renewables business in the UK and France, which included a combined development portfolio of over 1.4 GW. We successfully financed and constructed approximately 230 MW of wind projects.

Following the successful sale of its GB operating business and French interests, the company made a strategic decision to broaden its technology base beyond onshore wind. It rebranded under a single name: "Forsa Energy".

Forsa's flexible generation business was established in mid-2017 to meet the growing market demand for reliable, flexible generation capacity to support the grid. The initial focus was on reserve gas generation using reciprocating engine technology, which was immediately commercially viable. The team has successfully developed, financed, and built twelve operational sites, totalling approximately 300 MW.

With the original business plan well underway, Forsa is now exploring alternative technologies and applications in the flexible generation space to support the sector's transition to net zero. This includes storage, the use of green fuels, and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS). Forsa also has a small portfolio of advanced development battery energy storage system (BESS) projects and is returning to its roots in renewable generation, aiming to build a diversified portfolio of power generation assets.

The most recent developments are the establishment of an in-housed trading function to trade the generation of Forsa owned assets as well as 3rd party assets as well as an in-housed O&M function to provide those services to both owned assets as well as third-party operations.

Given the success Forsa is experiencing and the ongoing planned growth, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Field Service Engineer to come and join the Forsa Team.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

• Ensure high availability and efficiency of gas engines and related equipment through effective maintenance, fault diagnosis, and resolution.
• Swiftly responding to faults to optimise operational uptime.
• Performing preventative and corrective maintenance to avoid unnecessary part replacements and reduce downtime.
• Provide technical assistance to other engineers and serve as a point of escalation.
• Handling emergency callouts promptly.
• Managing oil sampling in compliance with established standards.
• Accurately selecting, requesting, and managing parts, returning unused items to reduce waste.
• Keeping van stock tidy and well-documented, promptly reporting any stock discrepancies.
• Maintain communication with the Operations Supervisor.
• Document all visits and complete service reports to the required quality and timelines.
• Ensure all company equipment is well-kept and clean.
• Support the Operations Supervisor and fill in their absence if required.
• Adhere to all Health, Safety, and Environmental standards.
• 40 hour working week door to door.

The Candidate

The right candidate will be able to adapt to working in a dynamic, fast-growing environment and be able to form close and efficient working relations with the existing team. They will need to be innovative and keen to undertake new responsibilities in line with the growth of the company.

Skills & Experience

• Expert engineering skills with comprehensive knowledge of the industry.
• Reasonable level of IT skills.
• High level of engineering skill with a minimum of 5 years field service experience on gas-fired engines (Ideally Jenbacher & MWM)
• High level of mechanical experience.
• High level of electrical fault-finding competence.
• Willingness to travel and work flexible hours as required.
• NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds Electrical or Mechanical Engineering qualification.
• Occasional overnight stays required.
• Candidates must have the right to work in the UK and hold a full UK driving license.

Preferred

• Gas safe registered.
• Experience with Jenbacher 624 and 616 engines.
• Experience with MWM 3020 and 2020 engines.
• HV/LV Experience

Benefits: - Company van , Hybrid working, Private medical insurance, Pension scheme (employer 10% contribution, employee 5%), Positive working environment, Discretionary bonus, 20% uplift for on call shift,

Up to 20% yearly target related bonus, Technical training (Jenbacher, MWM, Gas Safe etc).

Salary: - £44,000-48,000 depending on experience

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